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UM Systemwide Measures

The Performance Funding measures are part of a state-wide plan for allocating state funds based on the University's performance in several areas. Missouri's four-year public higher education institutions are allowed to choose measures from among four common categories and then set goals using state guidelines:

Student Success and Progress

Increased Degree Attainment

Quality of Student Learning

Financial Responsibility and Efficiency

A fifth measure that is “institution specific” is also required.

The goal of the University of Missouri Accountability measures is to help provide transparency and accountability regarding the university's overall performance. They are closely tied to the University of Missouri System Strategic Plan. These metrics are common between the four campuses; goals are based on targets set by each campus.

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State Performance Funding Measures

First-year retention rate

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Develop and promote best practices in student advising and retention.State PF Measure: Improve Student Success.Success: Year to year improvements or at or above top 1/3 of US Public Doctoral institutionsSource: Annual IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey (GRS).

Six-year graduation rate

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Develop and promote best practices in student advising and retention.State PF Measure: Improve Student Success.Success: Year to year improvements or at or above top 1/3 of US Public Doctoral institutionsSource: Annual IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey (GRS).

Pass rate on licensing exams

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Provide opportunities for best practices in teaching and learning, integrating teaching and scholarship, and securing external funding for scholarship.
State PF Measure: Increase Quality of learning.
Data Availability: Annually when available in January.
Success: Improvement year to year and/or at or above 90% success rate.
Source: Self reported from Campuses.

Federally Funded Research (Expenditures, Market Share, & Rank)

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Expand UM System research and economic development funding programs.State PF Measure: Increase research federal research funding and ranking amongst US public institutions. Data Availability: Annually when peer data are available in Fall. Peers: Peer Group: US Publics as reported by NSF. Success: Improvement in total expenditures and/or improvement in market share and/or improvement in relative ranking. Source: NSF CASPAR

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Expand UM System research and economic development funding programs.State PF Measure: Increase research federal research funding and ranking amongst US public institutions. Data Availability: Annually when peer data are available in Fall. Peers: Peer Group: US Publics as reported by NSF. Success: Improvement in total expenditures and/or improvement in market share and/or improvement in relative ranking. Source: NSF CASPAR

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Expand UM System research and economic development funding programs.State PF Measure: Increase research federal research funding and ranking amongst US public institutions. Data Availability: Annually when peer data are available in Fall. Peers: Peer Group: US Publics as reported by NSF.Success: Improvement in total expenditures and/or improvement in market share and/or improvement in relative ranking. Source: NSF CASPAR

Proportion of operating expenses on core function

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Improve financial and human resource management, processes and deployment.State PF Measure: Monitor affordability and cost efficiencies. Peers: US Public Doctoral as identified by Highest Degree Offered.Success: Year to year improvements or at or above top 1/3 of US Public Doctoral institutions. Source: Annual IPEDS Finance Survey.

Systemwide Accountability Measures

Headcount enrollment

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Develop and promote best practices in student advising and retention.

Success: Year to year improvements or being at or above target aggregated from each campus target.

FTE enrollment

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Develop and promote best practices in student advising and retention.

Success: Year to year improvements or being at or above target aggregated from each campus target.

Student diversity

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Provide opportunities for best practices in teaching and learning, integrating teaching and scholarship, and securing external funding for scholarship.

Success: Year to year improvements or being at or above target aggregated from each campus target.

Total degrees awarded

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Increase degree attainment.

Success: Year to year improvements or being at or above target aggregated from each campus target.

Development of annual fundraising

Rationale & Theme/Lever: Develop innovative funding sources

Data Availability: Annually when available in early summer.

Success: Year to year improvements or being at or above target aggregated from each campus target.